Hit and run kills one; Suspect takes own life

It was double
tragedy that claimed not one but two lives all apparently connected to a single
hit and run incident in Barangay East Balabag, Valencia.

The
first victim was a 7-year girl who died after an SUV hit the motorcycle she was
on board along with two other children namely John Rey Bigno, 7, Gilbert Bigno,
12, and the driver Cheryl Basiao, 39 years old.

However,
instead of helping the victims, the alleged driver of the SUV identified as
45-year-old Henry Centino of San Jose Extension Dumaguete City sped off to
escape from the incident.

A
day after, Centino was discovered by his tenants already dead in his after
shooting himself in the mouth in an apparent suicide using a .45 caliber
pistol.

It
was learned that Centino arrived at his residence and went straight to his room
and locked it. His alarmed boarders forcibly opened the door of his room the
next day to find Centino already dead with the bullet exiting at the back of
his head.Investigators found
the gun reportedly used in the suicide along with one piece of slug, 6 live
ammunition and one magazine of a .45 caliber pistol